How Dare You. A Theatre Party Fallout at Restaurant
A party of four returns from a theatre and dines at a fashionable restaurant. The guest of honor, an elderly spinster, is charmed by the evening and the music. A waiter, asked for the orchestra title, forgets the name, whispers it softly, and the woman erupts with How dare you. The waiter explains he merely recited the title What Can I Do to Make You love Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Kirk
Aaa Cement Company Limited
I Herald Bldg
Montreal
Mother of Large Family Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Scottville Michigan woman mother of thirteen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with maintaining health through hard farm work. She notes relief from back ache and bearing down pains, praises its effect on her daughter’s painful periods, and endorses the remedy to others.
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Scottville, Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Chinese Humour Details a Chinaman Police Trick
A British Consul in China recounts a tale of Chinese humor as nine detainees are fenced in by a Chinese policeman. The prisoners dance around a consulate flagstaff chained hand in hand while a pole prods them, preventing escape as the police boast of their clever restraint.
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China
Old World Carpets and Balkan War Facts in Serb and Turkish Context
The piece notes Servia’s carpet weaving centered in Pirot using pure wool dyes kept secret by local families. It outlines Montenegro’s 3,255 square mile territory, its wars with Turkey since 1289, and Montenegro's alliance with Italy through royal marriage. It surveys Turkey’s diverse population, education, and control, and details Macedonia’s unrest, Albanian oppression, and a broader Balkan military balance with 300,000 Turkish troops versus allies’ capacities.
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Servia
Pirot
Piro
Montenegro
Wales
Turkey
Italy
Helena
Nicholas I
European
Asia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkan States
Lost Welsh miners ask for Strand travel directions
A group of Welsh collier visitors in London seek guidance from a policeman. They confuse Strand Street with Strand. The officer clarifies Strand, noting the crowd and the Rhondda group as part of the scene.
He Madam Promises and Worldly Goods Question
A dialogue fragment shows a power dynamic where She asks for the worldly goods in return for promises. The exchange hints at a contractual barter or betrothal style bargaining between two speakers identified as He and She.
New Idea For Moving Picture Scene Draws Excitement
An excited manager proposes a fresh concept for a film showing a young woman doing housework while her mother plays the piano or does manicuring. The dialogue hints at a lively, modern ensemble scene amid varied social snippets.
Westerner Cured of Kidney Trouble
Sanol touted as remedy for kidney disease and uric acid related ailments with testimonials from Winnipeg resident. Letter claims relief after eight bottles and notes company can provide inquiries for similar patient reports. Sanol manufactured in Winnipeg and sold for $1.50 per bottle.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Sanol, Manufacturing Company, Ltd
Main Street
Threepence Not Enough My Life Saver Told
A seaside resort tale shows a boy refusing a threepenny reward after saving a man from drowning. The rescuer insists, but the boy says he did not earn it, remarking the sum is not worth threepence. An unrelated note mentions 86,600 lobsters eaten daily in Britain, mainly from Norway and Nova Scotia.
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Great Britain
Norway
Nova Scotia
Growing Girls and All Women Safe from Anaemia Pills
Advertisement-style piece promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia in women and girls. It cites Lillie O'Carroll of Norwood Ontario who recovered after using the pills, claiming renewed health and strength. Pills sold by druggists or mail order from The D Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Willian
Dr. Williams
Shaw Correspondence School promotes courses for better positions
A Toronto based advert invites young people to join Shaw Correspondence School. It promises training in Commercial branches, higher Accounting, Drawing, and illustrating to secure good salaries. Readers are asked to write for particulars and specify desired position.
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W. H. Shaw
Shaw Correspondence School
Toronto
Canada
Honk Honk to Hong Kong Postal Mixup
A German woman at a post office could not recall her son's city, suggesting a motor car noise. Clerks guessed “Honk Honk” as the place and processed a money order to Hong Kong. Other ad text promotes Dr. Kellogg's Remedy and a quip about a man joining the diplomatic service after two years in a church choir.
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China
Hong Kong
Fraudulent German Officer Plans Target Allied Powers
A German impersonator sold forged fortification plans to French and Russian authorities and allegedly to Britain, collecting about 15000 for fraudulent Wanderoog and Borkum island defenses schemes.
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Wanderoog
Borkum
Honeymoon Club Promotes Bermuda Faith for New York Brides
The Never Nay Society launches in New York with thirty four couples after honeymoons in Bermuda. Bermudian brides declare a traditional creed asserting wives manage households, cook and sew, greet husbands with a kiss, keep household books, and allow husbands to bring bachelor friends home. Mrs Elwood Collas leads weekly meetings as club president and reels in attention as the youngest Bermudian bride.
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The
Never Nay Society
New York
Bermuda
Honeymoon Club
Elwood Collas
Organist’s Choir Prank Ends With Blown Wind Joke
A country church organist ill before a festival asks a friend to fill in. The stand in plays the Hallelujah Chorus at full chords, wind fails mid piece. The blower reveals he quit days earlier, joking he knows how many puffs the chorus requires.
A Scotch Courtship and Ragtime Rise
A Scottish maid reports a lady plans to marry soon after a kirk sighting while a New York waiter named Irving Berlin ascends from ragtime waiter to earnings of $20 000 a year on royalties. The piece contrasts courtship rumor with Berlin’s meteoric musical success.
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New York
Irving Berlin
I Will Report My Wife Missing In A Standoff
A tense confrontation ends with one partner declaring they will report the wife missing to police. The scene features a defiant exchange over leaving and a silent, decisive winner emerges as the dispute escalates.
Groundhog Question Sparks Saucy Answer in Class
True Teacher asks for nautical history stories then a student carves a joke saying a groundhog is a sausage. The light moment shows classroom humor as the lesson proceeds.
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Carl
London County Court records sale of street coffee stall goodwill
A court note states that five hundred pounds were paid for the goodwill of a street coffee stall in London. The case cites the transfer as part of business closure or sale in the county court proceedings.
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London
Pat and Mike in the Ould Country a comical pair
Neighbors Pat and Mike retire from public life after separate misdeeds. Pat steals a watch from a blind man, while Mike sells a cow he mistakes for a friend's. A church parade foresees a momentary forbidden talk as they discuss the time and milking.
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Pat
Mike
Sae
German explorer finds luxury among Musgum near Lake Chad
A German explorer reports discovering unexpected luxury among the Musgum near Lake Chad. Beds are built like stone coffins and kept warm by a fire burning all night to ward off the cold.
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Kamerun
Lake Chad
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